A hat-trick from Trent Boult, along with a 130-run partnership between Ross Taylor and Tom Latham, has propelled the Blackcaps to a 47-run victory in the opening a one-day international (ODI) against Pakistan on Thursday (NZ time).

Earlier, the Blackcaps finished their 50 overs on 266/9, thanks to a steady 130-run partnership between Ross Taylor (80) and Tom Latham (68).

Batting first after winning the toss, New Zealand began poorly, with George Worker (one) and Colin Munro (29) falling in the early overs, as teenager Shaheen Shah Afridi tore through the Blackcaps top order.

Captain Kane Williamson then fell nine overs later, when he played an uncharacteristic shot to give short midwicket an easy catch, leaving his side on 78/3.

Taylor and Latham then put the Blackcaps in a great position to reach 300, but a collapse in the final 10 overs saw New Zealand lose the next four wickets off eight balls.

Latham was the first to depart, trapped in front of the wicket, and then Henry Nicholls departed the same way to the next ball.

Colin de Grandhomme survived the hat-trick ball, but was caught off the next delivery, as Shadab Khan bowled a three-wicket maiden over. Taylor fell in the following over to Imad Wasim.

Ish Sodhi (24) and Tim Southee (20) did their best to gather late runs and both were dismissed in the penultimate over.

Khan finished with best figures of 4/38 from 10 overs, while Afridi was 4/46.

Blackcaps celebrate Trent Boult's wicket.
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Pakistan's chase got off to a terrible start when Boult snared his hat-trick. They briefly recovered, before losing their next three wickets for 14 runs.

Captain Sarfraz Ahmed (64) and Wasim (50) anchored a 103-run partnership that brought the hosts right back into the match.

Ahmed departed when de Grandhomme bowled him in the 41st over, leaving Pakistan on 188/7 and needing 79 runs in the final eight overs for victory.

But they fell well short of the mark, as they lost their remaining three wickets for just one run and were bowled out for 219 in the 48th over.

Lockie Ferguson took the final two wickets off consecutive balls and finished with best figures of 3/36, with Boult claiming 3/54.